#183REYNSDORP
(ST: Pikin-Baki), koffieplantage aan de Matappicakreek rechts in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de mond der Warappakreek, stroomafwaarts aan de koffieplantage Bruinendal. Deze plantage had dezelfde eigenaren als plantage ’t Fortuin, maar dat waren er tientallen en zij worden hier niet vermeld.
Location
5.9300, -54.7400 · Open in Google Maps
History
REYNSDORP was a Surinamese plantation in the Matappica region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 5 enslaved people were registered at REYNSDORP. This made it the #202 largest plantation in Suriname (top 60%). Their descendants — who in 1863 received a family name for the first time — are spread across the Caribbean and the global diaspora today.
Family names that frequently occur on this plantation include Delaan, Direcks, Latour, Meerwijk, Reynsdorp.
Automatically composed from primary data (NA Slave Register & plantation records). Manually curated history follows.
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